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PSYC 203
Test 2 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purpose of Harlow's Study | to test whether infant attachment is based on food or comfort/emotional security |
| Conclusions of Harlow's Study | monkeys preferred the cloth mother (soft, no food) as opposed to the wire mother (with food) - attachment is based on comfort |
| Theory-Data Cycle | explains how science builds knowledge (theory, hypothesis, study, collect data, revise) |
| Psy as Producers | conduct research and publish studies |
| Psy as Consumers | read, evaluate, and apply research findings |
| Theory | broad explanation of behavior/supported by lots of evidence |
| Hypothesis | specific, testable prediction/derived from a theory |
| Basic Research | goal is to increase knowledge/ is not focused on solving a problem |
| Applied Research | goal is to solve real-world problems |
| Translational Research | takes basic research and applies it to real-world settings/connects lab findings to practice |
| Empirical Research Attributes | uses observation and measurement, is objective, can be tested and repeated, reduces bias |
| Appropriate Sources | peer-reviewed journal articles, academic books, government websites (.gov), educational institutions (.edu) |
| Inappropriate Sources | wikipedia, blogs, social media, opinion websites, random google results |
| CRAAP Test | currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose |
| Empirical Journal Article Order | abstract, intro, method, results, discussion, references |
| Annotated Bibliography Purpose | lists sources, summarizes each source, evaluates credibility, and explains how it relates to your research |
| Four Goals of Psychological Research | describe, explain, predict, and control behavior |
| Experimental Research | manipulates an independent variable, has random assignment, can determine cause and effect |
| Non-Experimental Research | correlational, descriptive, meta-analysis, literature review |